LinkedIn techniques for advancing careers and moving jobs…

LinkedIn is widely recognised now as a social media platform you simply can't ignore if you are serious about changing career or moving successfully in the job market. LinkedIn is a place where you can upload a version of your CV, so your skills and experience are searchable and there is the...

Do you get feedback or are you an ostrich in the job market?

Sometimes as jobseekers and more generally in life we’re afraid to ask the difficult questions – we pretend that all is well and bury our head in the sand, just like the proverbial ostrich! This is really the opposite of what you ought to do, because if you’re struggling to find success in...

The Double Ds (Determination & Discipline) for job market success!

I’m often asked what determines success in the job market. For me two of the key ingredients are Determination and Discipline, or what I call the Double Ds! The two are inextricably linked and when combined with skill, form an extremely powerful combination. Back in 2006/2007, I enrolled on...

The Internet is both friend and foe for the jobseeker…

When I first graduated and entered the job market the Internet and email, while in existence, were nowhere near the force they have become today. I remember travelling across Australia and having to communicate with my friends through letters sent to Poste Restante, as at that time there were no...